Renishaw Central railway station
| Renishaw Central | |
|---|---|
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Station site in 1993. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Renishaw |
| Area | North East Derbyshire |
| Grid reference | SK443781 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | MS&LR |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping |
LNER British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1892[1] | Opened (Eckington & Renishaw) |
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed (Renishaw Central) |
| 4 March 1963 | Closed[2] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Renishaw Central railway station is a former railway station in Renishaw, Derbyshire, England.
From its opening until 1950, the station was named Eckington and Renishaw, but was renamed by British Railways to prevent confusion with the ex-Midland Railway station, also called Eckington and Renishaw.
The station was on the Great Central Main Line which ran between London Marylebone and Manchester via Sheffield Victoria. It had two platforms with wooden waiting rooms and canopies and a wooden ticket office on an overbridge at the southern end.[3]
The station was the junction for a Great Central branch to Renishaw Ironworks while a Midland branch to the ironworks passed under the platforms. There was also a branch to Renishaw Park colliery.
Modern times
The station has been demolished,[4] but the trackbed forms part of the Central Section of the Trans Pennine Trail.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killamarsh Central Line and station closed |
Great Central Railway Derbyshire Lines |
Staveley Central Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Dow 1962, p. 232.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 89.
- ↑ Grainger 2002, pp. 9 & 85-96.
- ↑ Kingscott 2007, p. 91.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume 2 Dominion of Watkin. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0263 0.
- Grainger, Ken (2002). Sheffield Victoria to Chesterfield Central, The "Derbyshire Lines" of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Part 1. Bredbury, Cheshire: Foxline Limited. ISBN 1-870119-83-5.
- Kingscott, Geoffrey (2007). Lost Railways of Derbyshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978 1 84674 042 8.
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Coordinates: 53°17′54″N 1°20′04″W / 53.2983°N 1.3345°W